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CURRENT STATE OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
August 27, 2024

CURRENT STATE OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the leadership of His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and His Eminence Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto and President-Ge...

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NIREC CALLS FOR CALM
August 2, 2024

NIREC CALLS FOR CALM

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the leadership of His Eminence Alhaji Muhammed Sa'ad Abubakar CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and His Eminence, Archbishop Da...

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NIGERIA IS ALL THAT MATTERS!
CALL FOR CALM AND PEACE
PRESS RELEASE ON THE MURDER OF PASTOR SHUAIBU YOHANNA
RE: Whatever happened to NIREC RESPONSE TO LEKAN SOTE
Rejoinder
THE NIGREIA INTER-RELIGIOUS COUNCIL CONGRATULATES CHRISTIANS FOR SUCCESSFUL EASTER CELEBRATIONS AND MUSLIMS FOR COMMENCEMENT OF RAMADAN
THE NIGREIA INTER-RELIGIOUS COUNCIL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO MAKE LEGISLATION ENDING ALL FORMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
NIREC CALLS FOR CALM, PEACEFUL AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF "END SARS" PROTESTERS' DEMANDS
PRESS RELEASE NIREC CALLS FOR OBJECTIVITY ON CAMA CONTROVERSY
NIREC CALLS FOR EFFECTIVE SECURITY FOR NIGERIAN CITIZENS
NIGERIA INTER-RELIGIOUS COUNCIL (NIREC) PRESS STATEMENT ON THE RECENT DIVISIVE UTTERANCES MADE BY THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF ULAMA OF JIBWIS, SHEIKH SANI YAHAYA JINGIR.

ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the joint leadership of its Co-Chairmen—the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme C...

August 12, 2026   more

NIREC CONDEMNS THE BARBARIC BEHEADING OF ABDUCTED OYO SCHOOL TEACHER, DEMANDS IMMEDIATE JUSTICE AND TOTAL CRACKDOWN ON BANDITRY
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the joint leadership of its Co-Chairmen, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Ni...

May 19, 2026   more

NIREC PRESS STATEMENT ON WORO, KAIAMA, KWARA STATE KILLINGS
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the leadership of the Co-chairmen, His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA...

February 9, 2026   more

CURRENT STATE OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the leadership of His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and His Eminence Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Ab...

August 27, 2024   more

NIREC CALLS FOR CALM

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the leadership of His Eminence Alhaji Muhammed Sa'ad Abubakar CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islam...

August 2, 2024   more

NIREC Peace Cup

The NIREC Peace Cup which was organized by the office in a bid to reach out to the youths in the grassroots was held from 29th - 31st July, 2021. The maiden edition of the tournament featured six t...

  • July 31, 2021
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The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council held its first quarterly meeting for the year 2018 after a long lull

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council held its first quarterly meeting for the year 21018 after a long lull. The meeting which took place from 21st – 23rd March, 2018 at Sheraton Hotel Abuja was ...

Law, Religion and Development in Africa

The conference on "Law, Religion and Development in Africa" was held at the Main Auditorium of the University of Ilorin on Tuesday, 22 June, 2016 with participants drawn from home and abroad. The top...

  • June 29, 2016
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Distrust, bane of religious tolerance – Akpabio

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has identified distrust among religious leaders in the country as the bane of intolerance among their adherents, and charged them to be sincere in doing wh...

  • June 16, 2016
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CAN Threatens to dump NIREC

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has threatened to pull out of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC.

The body, NIREC, was established by government to mediate on the incessant...

  • June 16, 2016
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